EPP 453 1 Lawn & Landscape Insect Pest Update Frank A. Hale, Ph.D. Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology Find PDFs of presentations and links to new publications at the Soil Plant and Pest Center web site under publications and presentations Pests of Concern in Garden Centers Sucking insects such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scale insects, thrips etc. are the most likely pests Mites such as spider mites, broad mites and cyclamen mites are also potential pests Broad mite Twospotted spider mites and damage Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control Most pest control takes place in the greenhouse prior to shipping Retail centers should only accept pest free plants from suppliers Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control Neonicotinoid use in greenhouses provides long lasting control that benefits retail centers and their customers Greenhouse plants not treated with a neonicotinoid may require more frequent pest scouting Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control Retail Center pest control is more difficult due to the presence of customers during the day and possibly early evening
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Lawn & Landscape Insect Pest Update
Frank A. Hale, Ph.D.
Professor
Entomology and Plant Pathology
Find PDFs of presentations and links to new publications at the Soil Plant and Pest Center web site under publications and presentations
Pests of Concern in Garden Centers
Sucking insects such as aphids, whiteflies, mealybugs, scale insects, thrips etc. are the most likely pests
Mites such as spider mites, broad mites and cyclamen mites are also potential pests
Broad mite Twospotted spider mites and damage
Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control
Most pest control takes place in the greenhouse prior to shipping
Retail centers should only accept pest free plants from suppliers
Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control
Neonicotinoid use in greenhouses provides long lasting control that benefits retail centers and their customers
Greenhouse plants not treated with a neonicotinoid may require more frequent pest scouting
Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control
Retail Center pest control is more difficult due to the presence of customers during the day and possibly early evening
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Greenhouse vs Retail Center Pest Control
Reentry intervals (REI) after an insecticide application need to be strictly followed
Most insecticides have a REI of 12 hours while that of many others is 4 hours and a few are either 24 hours or 48 hours
Snail damage
An Ornamental Plant Pest Management Guide and Pesticide Rotation Planning Aid
Control options for nursery, greenhouse, interiorscape, and commercial landscape use sites
An online publication from UT Extension, UT AgResearch and Clemson University
Alternatives to Neonicotinoids for Insect Control in the Landscape
Wood-boring Insects are Important Pests
Especially of stressed trees and shrubs which they often attack
Wood borers have the potential to cause severe damage or even death of plants
Damage is often cumulative as the plant can become infested year after year
Wood-boring Insect Control Using Neonicotinoids
Soil or media applied systemic neonicotinoids applied preventatively have enabled landscape professionals and growers of container grown plants to better control flatheaded borers and roundheaded borers
Flatheaded appletree borer
Alternative Borer Control Using Bark Sprays
Bark applied contact insecticides should be applied just prior to egg laying (flatheadedborers, roundheaded borers, clearwing borers, carpenterworms, American plum borer, root collar borer, bark beetles, ambrosia beetles, various weevils & others)
Note that more than one application is needed for many of the wood-boring pests
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Peachtree Borer (A Clearwing Borer)
Lesser Peachtree Borer Moth
Peachtree Borer Attacks fruit bearing or ornamental cherry,
plum, peach and other Prunus spp.treesand shrubs, including cherrylaurel
Spray any exposed roots, the trunk and lower limb scaffold of ornamental Prunusspp. in late May and in mid-July
Banded Ash Clearwing
Rhododendron Borer
Attacks rhododendron and occasionally mountain-laurel and deciduous azalea
Apply protective sprays in
mid-May and late June
Oak Clearwing Moth Borer
Image of empty pupal case courtesy of Brett A. Hubbard, Woodland Tree Services, LLC
Clearwing Borer Bark Spray Timing for Tennessee
An oak borer (early June & July 1)
Ash borer (lilac, fringetree, mountain-ash, privet in mid-April & mid-June)
Ash borer and banded ash clearwing (ash trees in mid-April and mid-July) - Note that banded ash clearwing may require a third spray in early September during cool summers
Dogwood borer (late April, mid-July and early September)
Rhododendron borer (mid-May and late June)
Peachtree borer (late May and mid-July)
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Clearwing borer bark sprays in the landscape
Protective sprays of bifenthrin (Onyx, Onyx Pro), permethrin (Astro, Perm-Up), or chlorantraniliprole(Acelepryn) can be applied to the bark
Application timing is important and a repeat application may be needed if the egg laying period is extended
Banded ash clearwing image courtesy of A. Windham
Rhododendron borer
Damaged ash tree
Flatheaded Appletree Borer Attacks some 30 species of woody plants,
but maple, hickory, linden, oak, sycamore, tuliptree, dogwood, and apple are most commonly infested
Apply protective pyrethroid sprays in
mid-May and late June (TN timing)
First found in southeastern Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, Canada in 2002, but thought to have been established there for 6-10 years prior to that date
Now found throughout Michigan, across much of Ohio, and in parts of Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Minnesota, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, and East Tennessee (2010). Also, infestations found in more areas of Ontario and in Quebec.
Best to treat with bifenthrin or permethrin preventatively
Or treat at first sign of attack (mid-March to May)
Scale Control Without Neonicotinoids
The key to scale control is to apply an insecticide with thorough coverage when the crawlers have emerged from the eggs
Thus, monitoring for crawlers is essential to determine the proper timing of the insecticide sprays
Scale Monitoring Sticky traps can be made to catch the emerging
scale crawlers
Use double sided Scotch tape, black electrical tape, or even white tape coated with a thin layer of petroleum jelly (Tape color depends on crawler color)
Flag the branch and check at least once per week starting 10-14 days before expected emergence
Target crawlers with horticultural oil, malathion, Sevin, Carbaryl, Orthene, Insecticidal soap, Distance, Fulcrum, and Talus 70 DF
Insect Growth Regulator Insecticides
Insect growth regulators (IGRs) such as pyriproxyfen (Distance, Fulcrum) and buprofezin (Talus 70 DF) target crawlers
IGRs have been very effective on many species of immature scale
Crape Myrtle Bark ScaleEriococcus lagerostroemia
Images courtesy of M. Merchant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
Image courtesy of M. Merchant, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
New fact sheets at: http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/pdf/fsa-7086.pdfAnd http://www.agrilifebookstore.org/product-p/eht-049.htm
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Adult Female Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Eggs
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Populations - USA
RichardsonMcKinneyPlanoDallas
(2004, 2005,2006, 2007)
LongviewTyler
(2011, 2012)
Ardmore, OK(2012)
MindenAlexandria(2014)
ShreveportBossier City
(2011)
Germantown, TN (2013)Collierville, TN (2014)
Little Rock, AR(2014)
Houma(2012)
College Station(2013)
Newnan, GA(2013)
Monroe(2014)
In 2014, CMBS was also detected in Mobile, AL; Fayette County, TN; and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. In March 2015, CMBS was found in south Mississippi.
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Controlin the Landscape
As needed, use a JD9-C spray gun at 125 – 150 psi (possibly even higher pressure) with soap or insecticidal soap solution as a pressure wash to physically remove scale
Apply a dormant application of horticultural oil
Crape Myrtle Bark Scale Controlin the Landscape
Target crawlers with insecticide sprays when they emerge around early June and again for second generation crawlers in early August
Safety and Use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in the LandscapeIf flowering weeds such as dandelions and white clover are present: Mow the turf immediately before spraying any
insecticide. This will remove 90% or more of the flowers and reduce pollinator foraging.
Mow frequently to remove blooms when neonicotinoids are used
Remove weeds with herbicide
by Dr. Doug Richmond, Purdue University
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Safety and Use of Neonicotinoid Insecticides in Landscapes
Maintain buffers (a buffer strip of turfgrass 2-3 feet between the treated turf and the margin of the landscape bed)
This will minimize the potential for unintended uptake by the roots of flowering ornamentals